13. The Lord answered, “It is because Judah quit following my teachings that I gave them. They have not obeyed me or done what I told them to do.
14. Instead, they were stubborn and followed the Baals, as their ancestors taught them to do.
15. So this is what the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says: “I will soon make the people of Judah eat bitter food and drink poisoned water.
16. I will scatter them through other nations that they and their ancestors never knew about. I will chase the people of Judah with the sword until they are all killed.”
17. This is what the Lord All-Powerful says:“Now, think about these things!Call for the women who cry at funerals to come.Send for those women who are good at that job.